No matter how well you click with a guy, early on in a relationship there can be clunky conversational moments when a topic has run its course and your brain suddenly freezes. You can't think of one single thing to say, and he seems momentarily tongue-tied as well. What you need is a good question, one that will not only provoke an interesting answer but will move the conversation along nicely.

(Just don't ask them all at once or he'll think you're trying to play Barbara Walters.)

1. What's the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you?

2. Where do you want to visit before you die?

3. What movie do you never get tired of watching?

4. What's your favorite time of the day?

5. If you could have dinner with anyone, whom would you choose?

6. Is there anything you're superstitious about?

7. If you had an extra hour each day, how would you spend it?

8. What day of your life would you like to live over again?

9. What's the craziest dare you've ever gone through with?

10. If you had to choose, would you rather be rich or famous?

11. Do you remember who taught you to ride a bike?

From the book "How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, and (Especially) Sex" by Kate White.